Ultrasound As a Male Contraceptive

TeslaBoy writes "The BBC has an article about using ultrasound aimed at the testicles as a reversible male contraceptive. This can last for six months. With a grant of $100,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, researchers at the University of North Carolina will push ahead with more clinical trials, fine tuning, and safety tests."

Comments

A word to the wise:

[Narcocide]

Don't let Microsoft point ultrasonic emitters at your nuts.

Re:A word to the wise:

[Kinky Bass Junk]

I don't think you need a contraceptive to stop geeks reproducing...

Re:A word to the wise:

[Kell Bengal]

I'm so glad there's finally a solution! I'm so tired from outrunning those mobs of horny women lusting for geek guys.

Re:A word to the wise:

[Kinky Bass Junk]

Marriage is almost a better contraception than being geeky.

Re:A word to the wise:

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't think you need a contraceptive to stop geeks reproducing...

Yup...Computer games, iPhones, Android phones, GPS devices, FOSS projects, Linux distros, ... (the list goes on) will all do the trick. Of course the effect of those are only temporary. To permanently prevent a geek from reproducing try giving him a Dell laptop and make sure it has a Sony battery.

Re:A word to the wise:

[Kinky Bass Junk]

It has to be with each other to count.

Re:A word to the wise:

[cavefrog]

"tubal litigation"

Now that's a scary thought. Is there nothing a lawyer won't do?

Re:A word to the wise:

[Cryacin]

Do they serve beer on your planet too?

Re:A word to the wise:

[the_fat_kid]

no, really, I recommend Vasectomies to my male friends.
I've had much worse things done to me at the dentist.
Yes, I spent three days with a bag of ice in my lap.
Yes, I whined that "my balls hurt"
No, I would not have wanted to run a race.
Worth it? Hell yes.
Vasectomy plus monogamy plus vigorous sexual relations equals happiness.
Not that condoms plus polyamory doesn't work for some...

Re:A word to the wise:

[Pharmboy]

My laser vasectomy took 15 minutes, didn't hurt, had no side effects, and was covered under basic medical.

Also, frickin' laser beams.

But was it performed by a shark?

Re:A word to the wise:

[Dishevel]

But was it performed by a shark?

No. Lawers do not perform vasectomys.

Re:A word to the wise:

[Zaphod The 42nd]

Lazer beam vasectomy:
Do you expect me to talk, doctor?

No sir, I expect you to die!

Re:A word to the wise:

[Xaositecte]

this took a very dark turn. Seek counseling.

Re:A word to the wise:

[mjwx]

I've been married for 20 years and we still have sex a few times a week.

I hope your wife doesn't find this out.

Ultrasound Aimed at the Testicles

[Anne_Nonymous]

>> ultrasound aimed at the testicles

That just sounds nuts!

Re:First Post

[Shakrai]

I hope it's more effective than your first post attempts or somebody will be calling you Daddy soon ;)

Ultrasound?

[roman_mir]

Jesus fucking Christ, why didn't I HEAR about this earlier?

Involuntary response.

[Zarjazz]

So was I the only one who crossed their legs while reading the story?

Why not

[turing_m]

just get married instead?

Re:Why not

[euxneks]

nm. just got the joke. Been a long day. *facepalm*

Hmmm...

[Howard Roark]

Gives new meaning to the term "Hum Job."

Re:if 'twere permanent...

[geekoid]

With that attitude I don't think you need to worry about having kids.

Oblig. Futurama...

[A L 1 E N]

Bender: What should we point it at first?
Fry: I dunno. Try it on me!
[Zap]
Fry: Ow! My sperm!
Bender: Wow! Neat! Mind if I try that again?
[Zap]
Fry: Huh, didn't hurt that time.

Re:First Post

[Chris Burke]

In fact, there's only one thing I can think of that they do have in common.

Virility-destroying products?

Re:if 'twere permanent...

[hamburger lady]

There's no more selfish act in the world than having your own children.

not when my children are better than you! my 16 month old is already doing calculus. it's in the form of spaghetti, so it takes some interpreting, but it's there.

Duplicate post?

[ciaohound]

Didn't we just see a story about this? Or is Ball Lightning not the same thing?

Re:Duplicate post?

[slimjim8094]

No... not ball lightning, this is about ball lightening.

Re:I'll need something a little more definite...

[cynyr]

Shut down your testicles tomorrow and you'll still be fertile until the stored sperm in the epididymis is used up.

Thats the second part of the "service" a blond Scandinavian woman to ensure that the "stored sperm in the epididymis is used up"

This is old technology.

[Jane Q. Public]

Wives discovered a long time ago that screaming loudly enough in the vicinity of their husband's testicles somehow "magically" prevented pregnancy. It prevented a lot of other things too, but that's beside the point.

BBOD?

[Guppy]

Don't let Microsoft point ultrasonic emitters at your nuts.

Blue Ball of Death?

Re:Frequencies

[dunkelfalke]

A 90-year-old man said to his doctor, "I've never felt better. I have an 18-year-old bride who is pregnant with my child. What do you think about that?"

The doctor considered his question for a minute and then said, "I have an elderly friend who is a hunter and never misses a season. One day when he was going out in a bit of a hurry, he accidentally picked up his umbrella instead of his gun.

When he got to the Creek, he saw a beaver sitting beside the stream. He raised his umbrella and went, 'bang, bang' and the beaver fell dead. What do you think of that?" The 90-year-old said, "I'd say somebody else shot that beaver."

The doctor replied, "My point exactly."